Background*

Mr. John F. Sandner, also known as Jack, J.D. served as the Head of the Retail Futures Group of E*Trade Financial Corp., since July 16, 2003. Mr. Sandner served as a Special Policy Advisor of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc., since August 2, 2001 and CME Group, Inc., (CME) since 1998. He is a Prominent Leader in the futures industry and joined E*TRADE Securities after serving in leadership roles at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). He joined CME in 1971. ... He served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of RB&H Financial Services LP since 1985. Mr. Sandner served as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of 1FreeDrive.com. He has been on the President's Export Council since 1999. He serves as the Chairman of E*Trade Futures, LLC. He serves as the Chairman of The Cancer Institute at Rush- Presbyterian- St Luke’s Medical Center. He served as the Chairman of CME's Board for 13 years. Mr. Sandner has been the Library of Congress’s National Digital Strategy Advisory Board since 2001. He has been a Director of CME Group, Inc., since 1978. Mr. Sandner has been a Director of Colleges.com. He has been a Director of Click Commerce, Inc. since April 2001. He serves as a Member of Board of Investors of Merrick Ventures, LLC. He serves as a Director of Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited and The Board of Trade of the City of Chicago, Inc. He has been a Director of Virtu Financial, Inc. since November 2011. He serves as a Director at National Futures Association (Inc). He served as a Director of Echo Global Logistics, Inc. since April 2008 until June 17, 2014. He served as a Director at National Futures Association from 1998 to 2001. He served as a Director of CME since 1977. He served as a Director of the World Trade Center of Chicago and the Economic Club of Chicago. He served as a Trustee of the University of Notre Dame, Rush-Presbyterian- St from 1980 to 1997. Mr. Sandner is a Trustee of Notre Dame's Board, Rush University Medical Center, Roosevelt University, the Museum of Science and Industry. He was honored with an endowed chair “Chicago Mercantile Exchange John F. Sandner in Futures and Options Studies” at Northwestern University’s JL Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He has received numerous industry and community honors and awards, including the Points of Light Award from President George Bush, the “Man of the Year” designation by The Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and the Horatio Alger Award. He has been a Member of the Illinois Bar since 1968. Mr. Sandner holds a JD from the Notre Dame Law School, a BA from Southern Illinois University, and completed Futures and Options Studies at Northwestern University's J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in Human Resources by Roosevelt University.

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